She Walks Worthy ] Bible Study for Women, Bible Study for Beginners, Bible Study for Seekers, Bible Journey,
Hello and welcome to the She Walks Worthy Podcast! Are you a follower of Jesus but you struggle with your Bible Study time? Do you find the Bible overwhelming and you just don’t know where to start? Have you tried to read it but you don’t really understand it, or maybe even find it a little bit boring? Or are you super busy with all-the-things and you think you can’t possibly add anything else - so Bible Study gets put on the shelf until life slows down? If you said yes to any of those questions, Sister, you are in the right place! My name is Penni, and at one time or another I have answered yes to all of those questions, too. What I was stunned to find out was that I had never been taught how to read the Bible! I was in my 40s when someone finally gave me the keys that unlocked scripture. And I don’t want you to have to spend any more time struggling with your Bible time. You don’t have to think the Bible is overwhelming or boring or you don’t have time for it. I am here to help you learn to LOVE your Bible! You CAN learn to read it!! It is living and active, and it can be the best part of your day. This is a Bible Study for Women who have been believers for a long time, this is a Bible study for new Christians, this is a great Beginners Bible Study. This is a Bible Study for anyone who wants to know God more and love God more. So I hope you’ll join me on this journey and we will be a community of women who seek to walk worthy.
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Oh friends, what a big day here at She Walks Worthy in our Women's Bible Study as we wrap up the book of Genesis today with chapters 49-50. We say good-bye to Jacob/Israel as he is gathered up to his people, and we see Joseph's brothers FINALLY FINALLY seek forgiveness for their transgression from way back when. They finally lay that burden down. It is a beautiful and fitting ending to the beginning of the greatest story ever written.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
We get ready to wrap up Genesis this week in our Women's Bible Study, with Jacob handing out blessings for each of his sons before he is gathered up to his people. Jacob's blessings are in the form of a poem, so he uses a lot of imagery and metaphor, but don't let that throw you for a loop. Take your time and read slowly, carefully AND repetitively, and see if some of the puzzle pieces won't fall into place for you. Then in chapter 50, we read about Jacob's final journey and "funeral" and we see how Joseph's brothers still carry the weight of their sin. Read along to see how Joseph puts it all into perspective and points us to the sovereignty of God.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
This week in our Women's Bible Study, we prepare ourselves for the end of Jacob's life and the passing of the torch. We will see Joseph inherit the birthright (the firstborn inheritance), and Jacob adopts Joseph's two half-Egyptian sons as his own. We will finish out Genesis next week...you don't want to miss either episode!
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
We are getting so close to the end of our Genesis study in our Women's Bible Study. This week, we will read about Israel bringing all of his family down to Egypt to meet up with Joseph, the long-lost beloved son. We'll see how God continues to bless this family even though they are temporarily outside the borders of the promised land, and we'll see God use time and place to fulfill his good purposes for this people. We'll also get the full story about how Ephriam and Manassah came to be part of the twelve tribes of Israel, and how that fits into God's promise to Abraham. It was a stunning revelation to me when I learned it. I hope it's just as amazing for you. You can read all about these things and more in Genesis 46, 47 and 48 this week.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Oh y'all. We've got such a great Women's Bible Study this week as we get to sit in on the beautiful story of Joseph reuniting with his full brother Benjamin. Initially reluctant to let his youngest son travel to Egypt, Jacob comes to terms with the reality that this is the only way his family will survive...because "the man" insists on seeing the younger brother of the 10 who had visited before to purchase grain. We see how the Lord can really change hearts, we see leaders emerge, we see brothers caring for the life and welfare of one another, and we see the love a son has for a father. This week has it all: love, laughter, tears, blessing....and I am here for it! Won't you join me as we read Genesis 43-45?
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
In this week's Women's Bible Study for Genesis 43-45, we have all the makings for a modern day Family Reunion...all we need are t-shirts! We've got long distance travel, long lost brothers, hospitality gifts for the host, a banquet of food, an accusation of theft....wait a minute. How does that fit in a family reunion? Read Genesis 43-45 to find out!
This prepisode walks you through some questions to ponder as you read, and gets you ready for next week's discussion. We're almost to the end of Genesis. We are going to finish STRONG!
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
What a great episode we have this week in our Women's Bible Study. We're getting closer and closer to the end of Genesis and while last week, we laid the foundation for the story of Joseph, this week we begin to see the Joseph narrative really take shape. Joseph has a prison ministry of sorts, and he faithfully serves those put in his community. He catches the attention of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and this prisoner/slave impresses Pharaoh so much, he is elevated to second in command. He uses his gifts entrusted to him by the LORD to save not just Egypt, but also his real family and the rest of the world. We also see just how closely Joseph's life aligns with the Jesus' life. Now I want to be careful to point out that Joseph IS NOT Jesus. He's not the Messiah, but he points us toward the Messiah. We say that Joseph is a TYPE of Christ. Tune in as I point out some of these parallels, and also, we'll find a few Easter eggs hidden along the way, but you gotta pay close attention!!
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Let's prepare to see how fully God is in control, even when it seems our life is completely out of control. It must seem that way to Joseph. He had dreamed of being Lord over his brothers, only to find himself cast down and seemingly forgotten in a dungeon prison. How will God work to bring good from this situation?
Famine strikes the region on an epic scale, and back in Canaan, the family of Jacob find themselves in dire straights. So like their father Abraham, they make a journey to Egypt, only to be greeted by a harsh Lord who accuses them of being spies. They don't understand why he was so harsh with them...after all, they are honest men. Oh, well, except for that one time they wanted to kill their brother, but sold him into slavery instead. But that was a long time ago, and they don't like to think about that.
Read along with us to uncover the dramatic story of Reunion, Reconcilation, and Redemption as God's plan unfolds in a way only HE could tell it.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
It's brother against brothers this week in our Women's Bible Study as Jacob's sons disintegrate into the depths of hatred and jealously. We already know they are capable of murder, and now they have set their eyes on their brother Joseph. They have no plans of bowing to this dreamer. Thankfully, their greed wins out over their blood-lust (she says sarcastically), and they just sell him into slavery for a profit. Little do they know, Joseph is right where God wants him, and he's right where they want him too, they just haven't gotten there yet.
From Joseph to Judah, we do a character study on Jacob's fourth-born son. It's not pretty. He basically leaves his covenant community and becomes a Canaanite. It's total depravity on display, though not utter depravity...he actually could be worse. Thankfully, God does really good work with totally depraved people. It's kinda his thing.
And we end this week's study with God being really REALLY busy doing good things on Joseph's behalf. Not because Joseph deserves it, but because God is good. And this story is really just getting started!
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
In our Women's Bible Study this week, we enter the final big storyline of Genesis with the introduction of Joseph. He ends up getting the most playing time of all in the last 14 chapters of the book. Joseph was the firstborn son of Rachel, the favored and most loved wife of Jacob, and Jacob makes it no secret that Joseph is his favorite son. Naturally, this causes tension and strife between him and his other brothers from different mothers.
Nestled between the introduction chapters of Joseph, we meet another son, Judah. Judah was the fourth son of Leah the Unloved. Fourth sons aren't typically known to be important, but for some reason, Moses zeros in on Judah, so we need to pay attention.
It's a short read this week, just three little chapters clocking in at 10 minutes total reading time. Read it, then read it again and again. How many details can you pick out about Joseph and Judah? How are these two men alike? How are they different? Why do you suppose Judah's story is arranged in the middle of Joseph's introduction?
Come back for the next episode and we'll explore these two sons of Jacob together!